Re: OK that's it.

http://www.nber.org/reporter/winter05/pacula.html


http://www.cnbc.com/id/36267217/Legalizing_Marijuana_Not_Worth_the_Costs


http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/07/opinion/oe-sabet7


**The next website is a good read about the pro legalization propaganda that is continually spouted by the drug consumers concerning the amount of people in prison on marijuana related charges. The numbers are far less than the pro legalization advocates claim and do not take into account how many of the imprisoned are in prison for repeated offences including their other nefarious criminal activities associated with marijuana consumption and or the trafficking in marijuana and other drugs.
I am not saying or advocating that the simple consumption of marijuana should come with prison sentences and I do not support that aspect of law enforcement but there is plenty of data out there that shows the prisoners in prison for marijuana related charges are all too often far from innocent of any wrong doing.
If you were to be allowed to see the person’s rap sheets and their criminal history, including marijuana consumption you would often enough agree that many of the prisoners do deserve to serve time in a corrections institute and the money is well spent.

Note: No need to acknowledge the posted readers comments who disagree with the reporter because they continually refuse to acknowledge any difference of opinion and or data or information that does not coincide with their drug consumption agenda.
They pick apart every little detail of what is presented and always disagree with it, and why wouldn’t they?
If it is not pro marijuana consumption and pro legalization then it is not to be acknowledged as worthy of their drug induced, drug seduced expert opinions ….while they smoke another joint and complain about the problems associated with drug consumption.
This data is more for the people that want to fully understand everything they can about drug consumption problems and form a more educated opinion about drug consumption and learn more about those citizens that insist on consuming the drugs.


http://www.sarnia.com/groups/antidrug/argument/myths.html


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This is about the best law enforcement / prison related data you will find relative to the misconception that simple possession of marijuana results in a prison sentence and all of the prisoners in prison on marijuana related charges are your average law abiding citizen incarcerated by the evil draconian government and costing the nation billions of dollars and untold misery perpetrated by the law enforcement system.
Once again I DO NOT expect the drug consumption advocates to even acknowledge this data …it is for all the other people out there that might want to hear the counter argument to the drug consumers stead fast belief that the prison system in America is a behemoth consuming innocent citizens and destroying their lives.

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/whos_in_prison_for_marij.pdf


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More info to dispel the suggestion that legalization will relieve the citizens of any costs related to drug consumption.

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/oct/08/will-prop-19-cut-law-enforcement-costs/


http://drugabuse.gov/infofacts/understand.html


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As I said before: I want it to be legalized so society can lean if the costs to each citizen and the costs to society in general is more costly as a legalized substance, allowed to be liberally consumed, while also revealing the believed social and economic benefits that the pot consumers argue for all the time.
I never have said there are no benefits!
There will be numerous benefits but the real question that begs to be answered is just how many benefits will evolve verses the detriments and negatives of liberal, legal drug consumption.
Both sides are yet to be seen and proven.
One side of the argument says we waste a huge amount of tax payers money trying to enforce laws that are not working (the war on drugs and law enforcement costs) because of the increased use of the drug while one side of the argument says that we spend more money repairing the social damage and having to spend money related to health care costs than we do trying to enforce laws and imprisoning people.
Which is correct?
Either way the consumption of NON ESSENTIAL, recreational drugs cost the tax payers money.
Without the consumption it is pretty obvious there would not be all the associated costs involved, either way!
So which way is the lesser of the 2 evils.
To enforce and suffer the ramifications of prohibition or to allow consumption and fix the problems as they evolve and spread the tax payer’s money around addressing numerous social problems that cost substantial amounts of money to address.
We will only know for sure if we legalize it and then take away that argument and the pro law reform platform that pro consumption and pro legalization advocates insist will make the consumption of drugs better for society while they insist legalization will save the nation money.
The question is: What new social ramification will evolve and what further negatives to individuals and or society will continue or evolve for the consumers of marijuana and those other citizens that have to live with legal drug consumption around them.
Will legal drug consumption actually cost less to society than trying to enforce the law???
What we do know for sure is this: If the law reform aspect of drug consumption is in the favor of the drug consumers we know that many of the negatives of marijuana consumption, not related to laws or law enforcement, will not go away and society will still be burdened by the consumption of one more drug that is proven to have its many negative social ramifications to individuals and families and other citizens that have to live with and or tolerate the drug consumption and any negatives that are interconnected to the drug consumption.

Most everything that I am posting here is in reference to the use of the drug and how it affects people and society and the many negative ramifications of drug consumption.

If the drug had been legalized back in the 1930 instead of criminalized you can rest assured that there would be many of the same negatives and problems associated with the consumption of the drug and the governments would still have to form regulations and laws based on the cultivation of the drug and its distribution and sales and of course the public consumption of a mind altering drug.
We can see that legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco and the legal consumption of prescription drugs costs society huge amounts of tax payers money spent in seemingly endless way.
Liberal, legal marijuana consumption is not going to make all aspects of the consumption better…even if it supplies the tax basis with significant revenues.


Following is another subject matter that society has to deal with concerning non essential, recreational drug consumption…A PROBLEM ..concerning employees and employers ….that would otherwise not have to be dealt with if the druggies did not consume the drugs.

http://www.acde.org/employer/DAwork.htm


Even if the employee has a legitimate medical certificate allowing the patient to consume marijuana for medical purposes the employer is NOT obligated to hire the person or keep them on the job.
They can be fired and often are fired, cruel as it may be.
It is just one of the many social problems created by drug consumption and of course the drug consumer will argue it is the fault of the employer and the laws should be such that all employers are required to hire drug consumers and allow them to consume their drugs while working and or in between their scheduled work periods at home.
Why? Because they allow people who drink to be hired so drugs consumers should also be hired without discrimination and the employers concerns are to be ignored and superseded by the drug consumer’s agenda.
It is bad enough having to deal with alcohol related work place problems let alone being assaulted by the drug consumers who insist their drug consumption activities should be allowed and tolerated in the work place.


http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20110613/NEWS/110619983


http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20110210/BLOGS02/110219995


http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20110220/ISSUE01/302209981


http://ask.metafilter.com/167226/Tell-your-doctor-about-your-marijuana-usage


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Another drug related problem that other people have to tolerate and or account for and or are expected to accommodate the drug consumers and their drug consumption.
A problem that would otherwise not have to be addressed if the druggies would simply not consume the drugs.
All the more costs and expenditures accredited to the smokers, including marijuana smokers.

http://hospitalityrisksolutions.com/2010/03/06/hospitality-industry-legal-issues-medical-

marijuana-and-non-smoking-hotels/
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The following is an interesting report about the increase in suicides related to drug consumption and the data sources of related problems with drug consumption, including marijuana.
Of course the marijuana advocates will argue the drug consumption has nothing at all to do with the attempted suicides and or completed suicides.
It is all caused by the person and nothing to do with the drug consumption..Right?

http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/DAWN018/DAWN018.cfm


http://dawninfo.samhsa.gov/


http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/008/WEB_TEDS-008_LaborForceDropouts.cfm


http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/DAWN011/DrugRelatedSuicide.cfm


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Here is an interesting read about the methods that are used to gather data on drug consumption and drug abuse.
Once again I expect the druggies to dismiss this data and pick it apart and totally ignore its importance, relative to drug consumption data.

http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/DAWN2009Methods/DAWN2k9_MethodologyReport.htm

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A report touching upon young mothers who use drugs while raising their kids.
Nice to know the problems of child rearing also now includes all the more drug use included in the sensible rearing of young children.
A totally acceptable practice if you are persuaded by the thinking of drug consumers with children if they think they can simply tell their kids not to do what mommy does.
Nice to know that year by year the children of the nation are being reared by such responsible drug consuming mothers while reinforcing such well defined drug consuming characteristics that all children would naturally want to emulate.
Yeah …my Mom is a pot head…what can I do about it…..she won’t listen to anyone anyhow!
What Mommy does…children copy!

http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/196/YoungMothers.cfm



This one is also interesting concerning the drug users and their parole and probation violations and drug consumption.

http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/231/231ProbParol.cfm


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This data more or less alludes to the misconception that underage consumers will abide by any new age restriction laws concerning marijuana consumption.

http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/304/304Marijuana2k10.cfm



Here is the source of a lot of the information about marijuana consumption and all it entails.
This one has some real eye opening information about marijuana consumption.
I further expect the drug consuming, arm chair experts to pick apart this information and tell us it is biased and all the more propaganda aimed at vilify the drug.
I mean you would have to be an experienced drug consumer to be able to dissect all the data presented against drug consumption while informing the public at large the information is all false and perpetrated by the opposition to drug consumption!
Again…..it is not for the drug consumers as we know it is a waste of time to reason with them…but it is revealing and informative and leaves you understanding the magnitude of the problems created by other peoples insistence to consume the drug while trying to convince the public it is harmless and causes no detriments and: “nothing to be concerned about folks……all is well in the world of marijuana consumption”

http://oas.samhsa.gov/marijuana.htm


I will continue to find more and more information for the readers to digest ..or you can take the trouble to simply find the info on the internet yourself.
Or you can be persuaded by the cunning pro drug advocates who will insist the data is false and misleading and you are a simple fool for not accepting the good advice of a seasoned drug consumer who will always assure you that the drug is harmless and your life will be much better if you “just come over to the other side”
Your drug consuming brotherhood will always be there for your support as you can count on it while the brotherhood will make sure you get your personal fair share of the drug and all the associated glory it entails!
Amen and pass the bowl of joints around..please.

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